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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Lake of the Woods in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lake of the Woods. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lake of the Woods listed first.

  • Mahomet
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rising
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rising is located in Champaign County
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  • Bondville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Seymour
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Staley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Staley is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
  • Fisher
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Fisher is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
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  • Blue Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Blue Ridge is located in Piatt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
  • Mansfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dickerson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Dickerson is located in Champaign County
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  • Leverett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Leverett is located in Champaign County
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  • Osman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Osman is located in McLean County
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  • Champaign
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Thomasboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Dewey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Galesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Galesville is located in Piatt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
  • Tomlinson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tomlinson is located in Champaign County
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  • White Heath
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Foosland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Savoy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Savoy is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,364 people
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  • Prospect
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Prospect is located in Champaign County
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  • Harris
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Harris is located in Piatt County
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  • Lodge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lodge is located in Piatt County
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  • Laurette
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Laurette is located in McLean County
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  • Kumler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kumler is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumler
  • Mira
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mira is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
  • Sellers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Sellers is located in Champaign County
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  • Rantoul
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Weedman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Weedman is located in De Witt County
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  • Proctor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Proctor is located in Ford County
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Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lake of the Woods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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